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History of medical education and institutions in the United States: From the first settlement of the British colonies to the year 1850; with a chapter on the present condition and wants of the profession, and the means necessary for supplying those wants, and elevating the character and extending the usefulness of the whole profession.

Publication Details

Chicago, IL: S. C. Griggs & Co., 1851 CE.

Davis instrumental in the establishment of the American Medical Association and was twice elected its president. He became the first editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association. He was a founder of the Chicago Medical College and also a founder of Northwestern University. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

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Entry Number#10102
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12291
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLhistory-of-medical-education-and-institutions-in-the-united-states-from-the-first-settlement-of-the-british-colonies-to-the-year-1850-with-a-chapter-on-the-present-condition-and-wants-of-the-profession-and-the-means-necessary-for-supplying-those-wants-and-elevating-the-character-and-extending-the-usefulness-of-the-whole-profession

Geographic Context

Publication place: Chicago, IL